Officers handed out information sheets at JR Yugawara Station on Friday
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'Go ahead, start the fire and die,' the suspect reportedly told his girlfriend
Suspect told police, 'I got irritated and started the blaze'
Blaze was extinguished shortly after it started, police said
Suspect told police, 'I did in retaliation after I got into a fight with my father'
Tokyo Metropolitan Police's web site includes information on the cases in Japanese, English and Chinese
Woman escaped by dragging the man away from the structure as he burned
Priest was inside the quarters at the time the blaze began, but he managed to flee unharmed
Suspect was employed at a photo studio contracted to take photographs of women working at the parlor before being dismissed over money-related problems
Suspect told police, 'Just before, I was out with my friends for drinks and a meal, and I had to foot the bill'